[pct-l] Fw: Ursaks

[Edward Anderson]

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From: Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>
To: Melanie Clarke <melaniekclarke at gmail.com>
Cc: pct-l at backcounrty.net
Sent: Sun, February 13, 2011 8:11:08 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Ursaks


Rodents never got into my OpSaks.  They navigate by smell.  No food smells, no 
rodents. Just be careful that you don't get food smells from your fingers on the 
outside of the sack. And, of course, seal it properly.  These saks worked with 
bears too.  In the Cascades of Washington, where concerned hikers were hanging 
their food sacks high in trees. At night  I just stored my food and my horse's 
food in OpSaks at ground level along with my saddle and packs and covered all 
with a tarp. I also surrounded that pile and my tent with bear charms (moth 
balls - bears don't like that smell).  I had no problems with either bears or 
rodents. 

If you put your food inside an OpSak and that inside your Ursak, you would solve 
the rodent problem.

MendoRider


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From: Melanie Clarke <melaniekclarke at gmail.com>
To: dvsteven at hotmail.com
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net; esmith11 at my.whitworth.edu
Sent: Thu, February 10, 2011 7:57:41 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Ursaks

Dear PCT,

When I left my Ursak on the ground (once), the rodents got into it.  When I
tie it up to a tree it always stays safe.

Melanie

On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 7:21 PM, Steven dvsteven <dvsteven at hotmail.com>wrote:

>
> Hi Ethan,
>
> I use Ursacks, I believe that they are around 650 cubic inches and I used 2
> for 10 days of food (lots of food) on my Wonderland hike, so 5 days per
> sack.
>
> I hang mine upside down inside another waterproof bag that holds my food
> and anything else with fragrance.
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Flying Tortoise
>
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> From: esmith11 at my.whitworth.edu
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:02:39 +0000
> Subject: [pct-l] Food Rehydration Strategy
>
> For those of you who do decide to go stoveless/cookless, but choose to
> rehydrate food that ordinarily would be cooked, what kinds of
> dishware/rehydration containers do you use?
>
> Also, in regions where bears are not a concern so much as rodends, does
> everybody use opsaks/ursaks? If so, how many are needed for 4 - 5 days worth
> of food. Where are they placed at night relative to your tent/tarp? I have
> always hung my pack, but that does not appear to be the favored method for
> even rodents, so I am trying to learn some things!
> Thanks!
>
> Ethan
>
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